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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

Assigned property, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

I. - The sale, distribution or free offer of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco is prohibited: 1° flavoured with a clearly identifiable odour or taste before or during consumption, other than that o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-3-1

I-In order to be able to rely on the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 13 of the above-mentioned Order of 7 May 2009, the contracting authority/entity shall publish in the Official Journal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L785-1

…re deleted; 2° In Article L. 611-3-1, after the words: "in Title II of Book II of this Code", the remainder of the paragraph is deleted; 3° In Article L. 611-6(2), the words: "and municipal credit ban…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L783-1

…re deleted; 2° In Article L. 611-3-1, after the words: "in Title II of Book II of this Code", the remainder of the paragraph is deleted; 3° In Article L. 611-6(2), the words: "and municipal credit ban…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L784-1

…re deleted; 2° In Article L. 611-3-1, after the words: "in Title II of Book II of this Code", the remainder of the paragraph is deleted; 3° In Article L. 611-6(2), the words: "and municipal credit ban…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

The university hospital centres devote a minimum percentage of 0.50% of their doctors' remuneration, within the meaning of article L. 242-1 of the social security code, to the financing of continuing…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article L354-3

…THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 and L. 341-52 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Budget

Article L2543-2

The budgets of communes of 25,000 inhabitants and above and assimilated communes are enforceable ipso jure as soon as they are adopted by the municipal council. The provisions of the first paragraph a…

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